Inkstand.



PATENTED NOV. 3, 1903.

J. G. B. TABBR.

'INKSTAND.

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Patented November 3, 1903.

OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

INKSTAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 742,929, dated November 3, 1903.

Application filed March 27, 1903. Serial No. 149,829. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN (J. B. TABER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas, State of Texas, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Inkstands, of which the following is a specification, reference being'had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an inkstand, and particularly to a construction adapted to retain a predetermined quantity of ink in a font thereof.

The invention has for an object to provide a font having a conducting-tube carrying a capillary wick and a stop therein, while the tube is disposed within a stopper'adapted to compress the air within the inkstand, and thus assist the capillary feed of the ink into the font.

A further object of the invention is to provide means within the font to prevent the spilling of the ink in the movement or transportation of the inkstand,

Other and further objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth, and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section showing myimprovements applied to an ink-bottle in position for use when the bottle is full. Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the position of the parts when the bottle is substantially emptied of ink. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective of the font and'conducting-tube. Fig. at is a similar view of the annular stopper carrying this tube, and Fig. 5 is a perspective of the apertured stop within the tube.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

The letter A designates an inkstand, which may be of any desired construction or confignrationfor instance, a simple bottle, as shown herein. Within the mouth A of the stand an annularstopper or corkB is adapted to be fitted and is of any preferred construction to maintain an air-tight joint between the walls of the bottle-neck, thus compressing the air therein as the stopper is inserted. Within the aperture of this stopper a font 0 is inserted, and a depending tube 0 thereof passes through the stopper to any extent desired to secure the most efficient feed,

while within the tube or the font an apertured stop or plug C is adj ustably held by friction, so as to determine the depth of ink within the font 0. This font may be of any preferred construction at its upper portion, but is preferably formed with acurved bowl 0 having overhanging walls 0 depending toward the center of the bowl to provide an aperture for the insertion of the pen directlyabove the stop 0 In the lower portion of the tube 0 and beneath the stopper 0 a capillary wick D is provided and has the free end D thereof opened or spread, so as to secure the most extended capillary attraction. This wick may be of any desired material, preferably of cotton, and causes a feed of the ink upward into the tube, which feed is assisted by the compression of the air as the stopper B is forced downward.-

In the operation of the invention when the stopper is inserted the wick D extends into the ink within the well and raises the same by capillary attraction into the tube of the font. The stopper is then inserted in the mouth of the well to a sufficient extent to compress the air therein and raise the ink within the tube above the stop and into the bowl' of the font, while the wick prevents .the return of the ink to the tube of the well. It will thus be seen that a predetermined quantity of ink is retained within the font, and the depth of same may be determined by adjusting the stop within the, tube, while the overhanging'wall of the font prevents any spillingof the ink if'the well be carried in a pocket or moved from place to place. This stop also prevents dirt from entering the inkstand from the top and the sediment within the ink from feeding upward into the font, while itis possible to immerse the top in water for the purpose of cleaning same thoroughly without the water coming in contact with the ink within the well. The stop also prevents injury to the pen inserted within the bowl andrdetermines the quantity of ink to be taken up by the pen in writing. It will be seen that the capillary attraction of the wick thoroughly filters the ink as it is carried to the font and prevents evaporation thereof, as in an open well, while it may be removed and replaced without difficulty whenever it shall have become clogged by accumulated sediment. A further material advantage of this capillary feed is that all .of the ink within the well may be used, as when the stopper is inserted to the extent shown in Fig. 2 the wick lies upon the bottom of the well, and thus feeds from that point of the secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an iukstand, a stopper adapted to fit the mouth thereof, a font carried by said stopper, a feeding tube depended therethrough, and a capillary wick disposed Within said tube and extended below the same to contact with the ink within the stand.

2. In an inkstand, a stopper adapted to fit the mouth thereof, a font carried by said stopper, a feedingtube depended therethrough, a capillary wick disposed within said tube and extended below same to contact with the ink wit-bin the stand, and an apertured stop within the tube at the upper end of said wick.

3. In an inkstand, a stopper adapted to fit the mouth thereof, a font carried by said stopper, a feedingtube depended therethrough, a capillary wick disposed within said tube and extended below the same to contact with the ink within the stand, an apertured stop within the tube at the upper end of said wick, and an overhanging wall to said font to prevent spilling of the ink therefrom.

4. In an inkstand, a stopper adapted to fit the mouth thereof, a font having a bowl portion at its upper end with overhanging depending wall and a depending tube below said bowl, and means for feeding ink from the stand to said bowl.

5. In an inkstand, an annular stopper adapted to fit the mouth thereof, a font having a depending tube extending through said stopper, a capillary wick disposed within said tube and extending beyond the lower end thereof, and an 'apertured stop adjustably held within said tube at the upper end of the wick.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature Witnesses:

W. G. WYOHE, M. F. CARTER. 

